Sash-hanger.



J. H. CLASS.

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I Spcoicetion of Letters Patent; Patje/mtg@ Aug, if?, i915,

Applicativcnled September 16, 193.4.. -Serial No. 861,925..

To all whom it may homere: Be .it known that I, J oHN zen of the UnitedStates, residing at E vcello, .in the county of Butler ,and State 'ofhio, have invented new and-useful Improvements in Sash-Hangers, of whichthe. following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sash hangers.

Many factory, public and other buildings are -provided with windows andtransorns which,` because of' their height above the floor and otherreasons, are diiicult to vopen and close for, Ventilating and otherpurposes. The object of my invention, therefore, 1s

to provide a mechanism for supporting the saslr'in such a mannerl that.the window may be opened and closed easily and quickly, 'or entirelyremoved from the .frame with the least possible labor. The mechanism foraccomplishing this result is extremely simple, and when attached to twoor more windows, all may be opened and closed together from a commonpoint, in the time it takes to operate one. i

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is front elevation of a series ofwindows equipped with my improved sash hanger. Fig. 2 is a section takenon the line a-zr of Fig. l', showing the-mechanism for open1ng andclosing said windows. Fig. 3 is a perspective vView showing that part of,the sash hanger which is attached to the window sash. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the l is attached to the window frame.

aperspective view, showing the operating lever for opening'and closing awindow or windows, and Fig. 7- is a detail View of theY aforesaidportion of said hanger provided with an operating arm. Fig. 5 is a planview of that part ofthe sash hanger which Fig. 6 1s arm attached to'oneend of the transverse operating shaft.

Throughout the specification 4and drawings, similar reference charactersdenote corresponding parts.

In a detailed description of my invention,

l designates a trapezoidal plate provided at' its upper right handcorner with an out'' wardly inclined slot Closely adjacent the lverticaledge of the platevl opposite the slot 2, is a row of apertures adaptedto receive screws 4; by means of which said plate is attached to awindow frame 5. l A plate-l is I, secured to one side of the windowframe 5 inf-*at any desirable point above vthee `sill, while H. Cines, acitianother plate l is attached to the other side of said frameimmediately opposite the first named one. The plates 1 are so mounted onthe framethat a window sash may be readily placed between them, andalso' in 4such amanner that their slotted corners will eX- tend wellbeyond the window frame yfor pin 7 at a point corresponding to thatoccupied by the bottom of the slot 2 in the'plate l. By means of screws`8,'a plate 6 is secured to each sideedge of a window sashV 9 .in such amanner thatthe pin 7 of each plate will loosely enter and be supportedby the slot 2 of the adjoining plate l secured to the window frame.-Thus said slots 2 will act as bearingsl for the pins 7 of the plates 6which support the sash 9, enabling a window l0 whose sash is sosupported to be readily opened and closed when desired. it is 'alsopossible to' entirely remove said window from the frame for `cleaning orother purposes, by simply lifting the pins 7 out' of the open ends ofthe slots 2. (See Figs. l, 2,3and4.)

The plates have right angledears tion. The -need of easily opening suchwin' dows ,for ventilation, and quickly closing them in the time ofstorm, emphasizes the impertance of 'my operating mechanism vwhichmayfbeeasily attached to the sash hanger heretofore described, for opening ,y

and closing a number of windows. in unison.

This operating mechanism is adapted to cooperate with the sash hanger,in making the operation of openingand closing" the win.-

dow an'easierone than where the operating mechanism isnot used, andwhile it may be used inconjunctionwith the sash hanger, it is notessential to the operation of the latlter. Then* again, while theoperating mech :mism hereafter to be described is preferred,

'any other form of construction for opening and closing windowsequippedwith my improved sash hanger may be employed if desired.

1n Fig. 1 there is shown a numberof windows supported high above thefloor by my improved sash hangeigand adapted to be opened and closed inunison by the following described mechanism which I prefer for thatpurpose.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be observed that one of each pair ofplates 6 is pr'ovided with an arm 13 adapted to loosely receive throughan aperture 14, the turned end of a connecting rod 16. The end 15 ofsaid rod is threaded to receive a nut 17 providedfor the purpose ofholding said end within the aperture 14 during the movement of the arm13. l

The rod v16 has a hook end 18 which is loosely received by an aperture19 in an arm 2O fast on a shaft 21, the latter being journaled inbearings 22 and 23 suitably mounted a short distance below the windows10. (See lFigs. 1 and 2),. One end of the shaft 21 extends through thebearing 23, and to the extended end of said shaft is attached an arm 24which loosely receives through an aperture 25, the hook end'26 of a rod27.' (See .Fi s. 1,2 and 7), The rod 27 iaturnhasl which will make. thelever 30 readily accessible to the operator. (See Figs. 1,12 and 6.) Theprojectingportion 33 of the bracket v 34.consists of a plate which ispreferably at right .angles to'and integral with the plate35,.butvinstead of beingfrectangular, said plate has a curved outer edge39 adjacent to whichis an arcuate row of apertures 40, any one of whichis adapted to register with an aperture 41 Within the-lever 30.Accordingly, whenever the lever 30 is moved to a position to bring itsaperture 41 directly over an aperture 40,- a pin 42 maybe forced throughsaid registering apertures'to hold the lever 30 in its adjustedposition, A. suitable restraining'guide for the lever 30 during itsmovement, is provided in the form ofa bar 43 mounted above said leveruponl posts 44 secured to the plate 33. It will now be' seen that whenthe lever 30 is 4moved downwardly, it will draw with it the scribed willbe reversed to close said windows.

The operation of my improved sash hanger has already been explained 1nthe foregoing description, aswell as the operation of the mechanism tobe used in conjunction 'with saidhanger for opening or closing one ormore windows at a distance. Its advantagesmay be summed up in thestatement, that where my hanger is employed, 'a window sash may beeasily and quickly swung outwardly and inwardly by reason of the slotand pin connectionbetween the plates 1 and'; or, by lifting the pins 7out of the slots 2, the sash may be entirely removed from the frame forcleaning or other purposes. Then to replace the sash within the Windowframe is only a matter of reinserting the pins 7 within the slots 2,after which the window may be readily opened and closed with. or withoutthe operating mechanism heretofore described.

I do not wish to be limited to the details of construction andarrangement herein shown and described, and any changes or modificationsmay be made therein within the scope of the. subjoined claim.

Having described my invention, I claim:

ln a sash han er, a fixed plate provided with an"incline 'bearing slot,a movable plate integral with, and projecting from a` right-angled.portion adapted to be secured to. a sash, a large-headed pivot extendingoutwardly from the movable plate, to enter said bearing slot, and anoperating arm integral with, and extending rearwardly from the sash.attaching portion ofthe mov'- able plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof -I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day ofSeptember, 1914.

JOHN H. CLASS.

lVitnesses c WALTER V. SNYDER, HowAnnvS. SMITH.

